A key focus of this year's convening will be on how to best utilize several new "frames" on oral health: Unlocking the Door to New Thinking: Frames for Advancing Oral Health Reform* If you are in any way committed to advancing oral health equity, you won't want to miss this opportunity to join together with […]

The conference will consist of well over 100 individual events, from panel discussions on community development to tours of Black Durham to environmental working groups to films! In addition to a keynote address by Thomas Allen Harris, director of the acclaimed film Through a Lens Darkly.  

Save the Date

Rural areas present a number of challenges for both providers and families in managing and accessing healthcare. This multidisciplinary conference focuses on innovative and collaborative efforts to provide better care to areas with limited resources, exploring community, business and leadership models. Upon completion of this knowledge-based program, the participant should be able to integrate new developments […]

Advocacy is an integral aspect of social change. This year’s theme, Advocacy for Change: Celebrating Past Successes and Planning for the Future, honors how advocacy efforts are instrumental in advancing the health of minorities. For our 40th year, we honor past activist successes and set the stage for communities to continue their work as advocates or as change makers.

This conference is designed for those who are dedicated to bringing quality health care and services to the most underserved, and often under-represented, portions of the rural population.  

NRHA's Annual Rural Health Conference is the nation's largest rural health conference, created for anyone with an interest in rural health care, including rural health practitioners, hospital administrators, clinic directors and lay health workers, social workers, state and federal health employees, academics, community members and more.